ancient
1of or in time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire a.d. 476: ancient history.
dating from a remote period; of great age: ancient rocks;ancient trees.
a person who lived in ancient times.
one of the classical writers of antiquity.
a very old or aged person, especially if venerable or patriarchal.
ancients,
Usually the ancients . the civilized peoples, nations, or cultures of antiquity, as the Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, and Egyptians.
the writers, artists, and philosophers of ancient times, especially those of Greece and Rome.
Origin of ancient
1synonym study For ancient
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Other words from ancient
- an·cient·ness, noun
Other definitions for ancient (2 of 2)
the bearer of a flag.
a flag, banner, or standard; ensign.
Origin of ancient
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How to use ancient in a sentence
But when we read ancients, like Aristotle and Cicero, we find that affection is the inner spring of this generosity.
Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness | Stephen T. Asma | December 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTTangling with the ancients in this way takes a certain Herculean arrogance.
A Manifesto for Disorder: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘Antifragile’ Reviewed | Robert Herritt | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the Moon was worshipped by the ancients, long before there was the technology to create such a hoax.
As for claims of ancient hygiene, I leave that to ancients' hygienists.
But ancient rabbis understood medicine as poorly as did all ancients.
If they are Ancients and dead then let them be buried and left to the archæological excavator.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsAmong the ancients, the tools which served in the arts were few in number, and these of exceeding simplicity.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerOwing to their strange appearance, comets were to the ancients omens of calamity.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerThis was the opinion of all the ancients; it has been asserted that Helen was seventy when she was carried off by Paris.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)This island was known in early times to the ancients, and appears to have been used as a summer or sea-bathing resort.
The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver Bevan
British Dictionary definitions for ancient (1 of 2)
/ (ˈeɪnʃənt) /
dating from very long ago: ancient ruins
very old; aged
(often plural) a member of a civilized nation in the ancient world, esp a Greek, Roman, or Hebrew
(often plural) one of the classical authors of Greek or Roman antiquity
archaic an old man
Origin of ancient
1Derived forms of ancient
- ancientness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for ancient (2 of 2)
/ (ˈeɪnʃənt) /
a flag or other banner; standard
a standard-bearer; ensign
Origin of ancient
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